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Tamsulosin
Pronounced tam-soo-LO-sin
Brand names: Flomax
Type: Alpha blocker (prostate medicine) · All Other Medicines
What Tamsulosin is used for
- Urinary symptoms from an enlarged prostate
- Helping some kidney and ureter stones pass
◆ Kidney note
Widely used to help ureteric stones pass; kidney function is not usually a barrier.
Common side effects
- Dizziness on standing
- Headache
- Runny nose
- Abnormal ejaculation
- Weakness
Important cautions
- Can cause a complication during cataract surgery (floppy iris syndrome) — always tell the eye surgeon you take or have taken it
- Standing up slowly reduces fainting risk, especially with the first amounts
How it comes
Capsules. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
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Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.